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Arthur Phillip High School redevelopment

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The project to redevelop Arthur Phillip High School into the first high-rise public high school in NSW is complete.

The new Arthur Phillip High School can accommodate 2,000 secondary students. The facilities incorporate flexible learning spaces with adaptable/moveable furniture and room configurations. The learning spaces are technology-rich to serve multiple learning contexts from large class groups to small clusters, providing better opportunities for collaboration and personalised learning.

The redevelopment and expansion of Arthur Phillip High School is a priority project to meet growth in secondary student populations in and around Parramatta. It is a unique opportunity to construct a school centrally located in the heart of the Parramatta CBD. It is a showcase for the delivery of multi-storey education facilities in response to metropolitan Sydney's increasing student community.

The Department is delighted to deliver this landmark education precinct for students, families, and the broader community.

The benefits

  • Readily accessible and flexible facilities to meet the demands of an evolving curriculum in line with innovative learning principles.
  • Flexible and well-connected teaching and learning spaces.
  • Spaces that are engaging and supportive for students and teachers.
  • Technology-rich settings with an emphasis on mobility and flexibility.
  • Capacity to support comprehensive curriculum delivery with a full range of specialist teaching spaces.
  • A healthy and environmentally sustainable environment.
  • Innovative, connected outdoor spaces that enable play and collaborative learning.
  • Refurbishment and adaptive reuse of all existing heritage buildings.

Timeline

Planning

Design

In progress

Complete

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  • Video: Arthur Phillip High School - first level reveal

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  • Video: Arthur Phillip High School and Parramatta Public School Redevelopment construction time lapse

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  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School Learning Hub – Tiered seating

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - External building

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Sports courts

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School Dry - Design studio

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Staff hub

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Tech hub

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Food technology learning space

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Learning room

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Homebase dry studio

  • Image: Arthur Phillip High School - Ampitheatre

Additional information

Fast facts

Commencement

Mid 2017

Completion date

Late 2019

Architect

Grimshaw Architects in association with BVN

Builder

Watpac Constructions

Electorate

Parramatta

Address

Macquarie St Parramatta NSW 2150

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We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.